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Infinite Island: Contemporary Caribbean Art
In conjunction with the exhibition, Infinite Island: Contemporary Caribbean Art, presents a diverse, exciting selection of recent work in painting, installation, photography, prints, drawings, video, and sculpture by forty-five emerging and established Caribbean artists who live and work in the region as well as abroad. The phrase "Infinite Island" suggests the tension between containment and expansion, insularity and global interconnections, that continues to define the Caribbean and its geopolitical relations with Europe and North America's tension that is an animating force in its culture and its art.The artists represented in this book reflect this fascinating hybrid culture and offer competing ideas about Caribbean identity in a variety of works done in the last six years in a wide range of media. Two introductory essays by contemporary-art historians survey the themes treated by the artists and offer insights into the different traditions and contemporary-art scenes in the region.
The book contains 200 color illustrations.
Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum